Why Was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (1987) Significant

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (1987) significant?

• A)It was the first time that United States and Soviet leaders agreed to destroy a whole class of weapons systems.
• B)It recognized that the Cold War was becoming direr and that Western countries would need to come together to produce more weapons.
• C)It was considered the biggest diplomatic failure of Ronald Reagan's presidency and prevented his reelection.
• D)It was a formal acknowledgment of an agreement that had already been followed by the Soviets and United States for decades.
• E)It was created largely in response to the Soviet Union's booming economy and triumphs in a war against Afghanistan.

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